Berlin, Brandenburg an der Havel, 20. – 23.09.2017 IV. FORUM KUNST DES MITTELALTERS BERLIN UND BRANDENBURG 360° – VERORTUNG, ENTGRENZUNG, GLOBALISIERUNG 20.–23. SEPTEMBER 2017 veranstaltet vom Deutschen Verein für Kunstwissenschaft e.V. mit der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, der Freien Universität Berlin und dem Leibniz-Institut für Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Europa Das vierte Forum Kunst des Mittelalters widmetContinue reading “Conf: IV Forum for the Art of the Middle Ages, Berlin & Brandenburg, 20-23rd Sep 2017”
Category Archives: Conferences
CfP: New Directions in the Study of Medieval Sculpture, Leeds, 16-17 Mar 2018
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, March 16 – 17, 2018 Deadline: Sep 30, 2017 New Directions in the Study of Medieval Sculpture Focusing on the materiality of medieval sculpture has proven crucial to its study and has expanded our historical understanding of sculpture itself. Whether monumental relief sculpture in stone, wooden sculptures in the round, sculpted altarpieces, ivoryContinue reading “CfP: New Directions in the Study of Medieval Sculpture, Leeds, 16-17 Mar 2018”
CFP: Recasting Reproduction (1500-1800) (London, 18 Nov 17)
The contested concept of “reproduction” stands at a critical nexus of the conceptualisation of Early Modern artistic thought. The early modern period has been characterised by the development of novel and efficient reproduction technologies, as well as the emergence of global empires, growing interconnectedness through trade, warfare and conquest, and the rise of new marketsContinue reading “CFP: Recasting Reproduction (1500-1800) (London, 18 Nov 17)”
Examining Becket: Reflections on the Thomas Becket Study Day, Canterbury Cathedral, 7th June 2017
There could scarcely be a more appropriate setting for a study day on the theme of Thomas Becket than Canterbury Cathedral, the location of the archbishop’s martyrdom nearly 850 years ago on the 29th December 1170. In the Cathedral Library and Archives, just metres from the site of Becket’s murder in the North West Transept, experts from universities, museums and Canterbury heritage organisations gathered to discuss the saint’s life and cult.
CfP: CITIZEN CATHEDRALS IN THE MIDDLE AGES; Templa Winter School 2017
Please, see the call for papers of the Templa Winter School, “Citizen Cathedrals in the Middle Ages. Image, institutions, networks” (Girona, December 18th-19th 2017), organized by members of our Research Team (V. Debiais, X. Granero, A. Moreno, G. Boto). It is addressed mainly to young researchers whose studies are focused on medieval Cathedrals related toContinue reading “CfP: CITIZEN CATHEDRALS IN THE MIDDLE AGES; Templa Winter School 2017”
CONF: WerkStattWissen – The Work of Art (Bern, 31 May – 2 Jun 17)
The Work of Art – Material and Technology in Sources and Workshop Practice The variety of traditional sources poses a challenge to accessing practical knowledge in historical workshops. Texts and pictorial representations provide information on the production of materials and art works, but are not always reliable. What was their audience and purpose? Does the source result from hands-on experience, doesContinue reading “CONF: WerkStattWissen – The Work of Art (Bern, 31 May – 2 Jun 17)”
Colloque – Les marges
Le jeudi 18 mai 2017 se tiendra la journée thématique annuelle de l’IRHT consacrée aux marges. Ce thème, qui se trouve au carrefour des sciences du texte, rassemble toutes les sections du laboratoire, en ce qu’il touche aussi bien à la philologie, la lexicographie, l’histoire, la paléographie, qu’à la codicologie. Autour du texte, dimension essentielleContinue reading “Colloque – Les marges”
CONF: Riemenschneider In Situ (Rothenburg/Wuerzburg, 21-24 Jun 17)
Rothenburg and Würzburg, 21. – 24.06.2017 Conference Program In 1980, Michael Baxandall introduced the sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider and his artistic milieu to English-speaking art historians — specialists and non-experts alike — with his book The Limewood Sculptors of Renaissance Germany. This publication appeared just a year prior to the first major exhibition of Riemenschneider’s early works in Würzburg’s Mainfränkisches Museum (1981). InContinue reading “CONF: Riemenschneider In Situ (Rothenburg/Wuerzburg, 21-24 Jun 17)”
CONF: Streets, Routes, Methods I (Florence, 5-6 May 17)
Florence, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut, Palazzo Grifoni Budini Gattai, Via dei Servi 51, May 5 – 06, 2017 Streets, Routes, Methods I: Reflections on Paths, Spaces and Temporalities International Conference A cooperation of the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max Planck Institute and eikones – NCCR Iconic Criticism, University of Basel Organized by Hannah Baader, Adam Jasper, Stefan Neuner, Gerald WildgruberContinue reading “CONF: Streets, Routes, Methods I (Florence, 5-6 May 17)”
Conference: Seeking Transparency, Florence, 19-20 May 2017
Seeking Transparency: The Medieval Rock Crystals International Conference Florence, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut, Palazzo Grifoni Budini Gattai, Via dei Servi 51, May 19 – 20, 2017 Organized by Avinoam Shalem (Riggio Professor, Arts of Islam, Department of art history and Archaeology, Columbia University, NYC) and Cynthia Hahn (Professor of Art History, Department of Art and Art History, Hunter College,Continue reading “Conference: Seeking Transparency, Florence, 19-20 May 2017”
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